Imagine a contact lens that could be programmed to change power, or colour or send signals remotely to your practice with information about tear constituency or wearing habits. Imagine spectacles for ambyopia treatment that could let you know how compliant the patient was with wearing them. Imagine an instrument that could undertake accurate full threshold fields objectively in under a minute. What about night vision contact lenses? Or an internet/smartphone platform refraction test that actually works? Digital palpation gloves that accurately measure intraocular pressure!
This year Keeler and Optician are pleased to launch the Open Innovations Competition for 2012. The aim is to encourage readers to submit their design or proposal for the invention or innovation they feel would make the greatest difference to the practice of optometry and optics in general.
Register now to continue reading
Thank you for visiting Optician Online. Register now to access up to 10 news and opinion articles a month.
Register
Already have an account? Sign in here